Hardesty v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Tennessee. Jerome E. Hardesty and another, each having been convicted of violating the federal oleomargarine act and each sentenced to a term of imprisonment and to pay a fine of $1,000 and the conviction having been affirmed, the United States applied for judgment in that proceeding on defendants’ supersedeas bond against the Fidelity & Guaranty Company, defendants’ surety.
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In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Tennessee. Jerome E. Hardesty and another, each having been convicted of violating the federal oleomargarine act and each sentenced to a term of imprisonment and to pay a fine of $1,000 and the conviction having been affirmed, the United States applied for judgment in that proceeding on defendants’ supersedeas bond against the Fidelity & Guaranty Company, defendants’ surety. From a judgment in favor of the United States on the bond, defendants and the surety company bring error.
1Opinion of the Court
KNAPPEN, Circuit Judge.
The writ of error in this case brings up for review the judgment of the court below in favor of the United States upon a supersedeas bond given by Hardest)' and Voges as principals and the United States Fidelity & Guarantj' Company as surety under these circumstances:
Hardesty and Voges were convicted in the District Court of violating the federal oleomargarine act. Each was sentenced to a term of imprisonment and to pay a fine of $1,000. They petitioned the court for a writ of error to this court, asking also:
“That an order be made fixing the amount of the bond which…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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